Tecumseh is a small city in Lenawee County. It is situated where M-50 crosses the River Raisin, a few miles east of M-52. Tecumseh is about 25 miles south of Ann Arbor.

Tecumseh Products, a manufacturer, was founded there; it subsequently relocated to Ann Arbor Township.

The Tecumseh Herald is the local newspaper, published since 1850.